Athens' university hospitals in crisis

The Areteion and Eginition university hospitals in Athens have suspended their emergency and clinical services indefinitely. The hospital managements complain that the Ministry of Education has cut state subsidies for the institutions. The left-liberal daily Eleftherotypia calls on the government to resolve the problem quickly to avoid similar situations from arising at other hospitals: "The situation is similar at other hospitals. They complain about not even having the money to buy the necessary medications. And because the financial situation in our country won't improve over the next few years, making further cuts necessary, the ministers in question must take measures to resolve the problem. They are aware of the situation but have limited room for manoeuvre. They should therefore set themselves strict priorities, cutting unnecessary spending and curbing corruption to at least guarantee the smooth functioning of the most important state-run facilities."

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